Sport Tyler Duncan eagles 18th to take Safeway Open lead

05:35 07 october 2017

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(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

NAPA, Calif. — Tyler Duncan chipped in from the fringe for eagle on the par-5 18th hole Friday to take the second-round lead in the season-opening Safeway Open.

Making his second career PGA Tour start, Duncan shot a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Brendan Steele at Silverado Resort and Spa.

Duncan, the Web.com Tour graduate who shared the first-round lead with Steele and Tom Hoge, also had seven birdies and three bogeys to reach 13-under 131.

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— Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defence Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Lucas Glover, Chez Reavie, Emiliano Grillo and Jamie Lovemark were two shots back at 67. Steele had an eagle

(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

"It's crazy, it's nothing I could have ever dreamed of," said Duncan, whose only other PGA Tour event was as a regional qualifier in the 2015 U.S. Open. "I don't think it's sunk in yet, to be honest. It's something I've dreamed about for a long time. I'm just happy to be playing here and to be in the lead is something special."

Steele had six birdies and a bogey in a 67. He's 30 under is his past six rounds in the event.

"It was really a solid day, very similar to yesterday," Steele said. "I hit a lot of good shots, rolled and a lot of good putts and was able to watch Chesson go crazy."

Chesson Hadley, who began the second round seven shots behind the leaders, broke the course record with a career-best 61 to get within two strokes. He parred the final two holes.

Tyler Duncan eagles 18th to take Safeway Open lead

Tyler Duncan chipped in from the fringe for eagle on the par-5 18th hole Friday to take the second-round lead in the season-opening Safeway Open.Making his second career PGA Tour start, Duncan shot a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Brendan Steele at Silverado Resort and Spa.Duncan, the Web.com Tour graduate who shared the first-round lead with Steele and Tom Hoge, also had seven birdies and three bogeys to reach 13-under 131."It's crazy, it's nothing I could have ever dreamed of," said Duncan, whose only other PGA Tour event was as a regional qualifier in the 2015 U.S. Open. "I don't think it's sunk in yet,Making his second career PGA Tour start, Duncan shot a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Brendan

(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

"It's just one of those days everything was going my way," said Hadley, the 2014 Puerto Rico Open winner who regained his tour card through the Web.com Tour. "I was hitting great shots, good putts and got some good breaks. When you get that of momentum, things just go your way.

He had an eagle, 10 birdies and a bogey. His previous career best was a 64 in the opening round of the 2015 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

"I just had a lot of good looks," said Blair, who doesn't have a bogey through 36 holes. "I made 17 greens out there, left myself in some good spots, made a few of them and it was just kind of easy out there."

Emiliano Grillo, who won the event two years ago, was 7 under after a 70

Phil Mickelson, seeking his first win in since 2013, shot his second 69 to reach 6 under.

"I expected to score a little bit better today, but I had some good chances today," said Mickelson, who had six birdies, one bogey and a double bogey. "I drove it a lot better, I hit quite a few more fairways and gave myself some good birdie chances. But I let a few opportunities slide."

Duncan takes 54-hole lead at Safeway Open

Tyler Duncan takes 54-hole lead at Safeway Open at Silverado Resort and Spa's North Course in Napa, Calif. :RELATED: Leaderboard LEADING: Tyler Duncan, the little-known 18-hole co-leader and 36-hole solo leader, held his nerve Saturday. The 28-year-old Tour rookie remained in the lead after the third round in Napa thanks to a 1-under 71. He's 14 under overall for the tournament, one clear of the field. Duncan is a Purdue grad in just his second career PGA Tour start. Duncan was 31st on the Web.com Tour money list in 2017 but earned his 2017-18 Tour card thanks to T-5, T-12 and T-24 showings during the Web.

Home » More Sports »Steele shares Safeway Open lead . Steele is joined by countrymen Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge atop the leaderboard after the first round at the Silverado Country Club. He climbed into seven under through 14 when he put an approach to within three feet for eagle at the

(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

Mickelson, playing in his 91st PGA Tour event since his last win, finished eighth in the tournament last year and has six straight rounds in the 60s at Silverado.

"A low round is out there," said Mickelson, who birdied three straight holes after double-bogeying the 14th — his fifth hole of the day. "I feel like I'm getting close to it."

John Daly, the two-time major winner who in May won his first PGA Tour Champions title and is playing via a sponsor exemption, birdied the 18th for second-round 69 to make the 1-under cut at 143. Daly had missed the cuts in his past 12 PGA Tour events.

Tyler Duncan makes a birdie putt on the 10th green of the Silverado Resort North Course during the second round of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Napa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Brendan Steele hits out of a bunker on the 18th fairway of the Silverado Resort North Course during the second round of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Napa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Brendan Steele hits from the eighth tee of the Silverado Resort North Course during the second round of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Napa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

John Daly follows his putt on the 11th green of the Silverado Resort North Course during the second round of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Napa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Bill Haas follows his shot from the seventh tee of the Silverado Resort North Course during the second round of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Napa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Phil Mickelson hits out of a bunker onto the seventh green of the Silverado Resort North Course during the second round of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Napa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Mickelson checks out of Safeway on high note .
The 47-year-old Phil Mickelson finished T3 this week at the Safeway Open and continued to see an upswing in his game.He did not play well enough to win, closing with a 70 on Sunday. But even Lefty acknowledged his game remains on an upswing following his 12-under performance at the Safeway Open.

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(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

— Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defence Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Lucas Glover, Chez Reavie, Emiliano Grillo and Jamie Lovemark were two shots back at 67. Steele had an eagle

(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

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Home » More Sports »Steele shares Safeway Open lead . Steele is joined by countrymen Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge atop the leaderboard after the first round at the Silverado Country Club. He climbed into seven under through 14 when he put an approach to within three feet for eagle at the

(AP) — Brendan Steele opened his Safeway Open title defense Thursday with a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead with Tyler Duncan and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour's season opener. Duncan , making his first start as a PGA Tour member, also had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

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